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Favorite book: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Starsha Valentine

Partner + Managing Director, Mid-Atlantic Office

Starsha Valentine leads the Mid Atlantic Office team of Purpose Possible in the Washington, DC area. Her team works with nonprofit organizations to primarily optimize their organizational operations including developing community-centric fundraising systems and processes, leading strategic plans, examining effective communications, and fostering organizational health and growth. We are a full-service nonprofit management firm that specializes in small to medium-sized organizations in strategic organizational design, program design, fundraising, and development strategy.

Starsha received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Howard University and a master's in Management from the University of Maryland University College. Starsha brings a visionary perspective to small business and nonprofit fundraising, integrating stakeholder engagement with realistic goals and metrics for maximum organizational effectiveness. She believes in holistic resource mobilization and values-aligned operations that are culturally responsive and justice-focused. 

Starsha lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb of Washington D.C. When she is not working, she loves reading, experiencing culinary adventures with loved ones, and trying new things.

Starsha has worked with: Borealis Philanthropy, Diverse City Fund, Kataly Foundation, Dreaming Out Loud, Black Dirt Farm Collective, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Majority Action, Hydropower Foundation, District Bridges, Mi Casa, Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development, HumanitiesDC, among others.